Private Venice Tours with Gondola - Tailor-Made: Choice of Guest!
Description
Discover the magic of Venice with our private guided tours, tailored to your preferences for an unforgettable experience. Whether you have just 1 hour or wish to immerse yourself for 2-3 hours, our expert guides will help you uncover the city’s most iconic sights and hidden gems. Explore the grandeur of St. Mark's Square, the historic Rialto Market, or the artistic treasures of the Frari Chapel and San Rocco. Every tour includes a private gondola ride, gliding through the city's serene canals, passing charming bridges and centuries-old palazzos. Customize your journey by selecting the sights that matter most to you – our itineraries are flexible and designed to suit your interests. Our passionate guides share captivating stories of Venice’s history, culture, and legends, making every moment special and memorable. Book your private tour now and experience the charm, history, and beauty of Venice like never before!
Tour Options
Itinerary
Get your camera ready for your stroll through one of the world's most romantic cities. Walk across the first bridge and pass by the 15th-century San Rocco school and church.
Go around the corner to see the Frari Chapel, a popular wedding location.
Stop at San Polo Square, where Venetians used to organize bullfights for Carnival.
Make your way to the lively Rialto market where locals go for fresh fish and produce. Have the opportunity to buy a snack or drink at the market, browse the local delicacies, and go souvenir shopping.
Cross the grand Rialto Bridge and take in the views of the canal. Learn about the lives of traders and merchants.
Be awed by the grandeur of the central square of Venice, St Marks Piazza. Watch as your guide points out the mosaics adorning St Mark's Basilica and its clock tower and the Campinale (bell tower)
Admire views of Doge’s Palace which for over 1000 years served as the government administration center for the region. Hop aboard a gondola and step back in time on this mode of travel that was once regularly used by upper class Venetians. Take in views of the city from the water and pass under romantic bridges
Finish your tour in St Mark's Square.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
For the 2- and 3-hour tours you will be picked up by your guide on foot at your location of choice within Venice. For 1-hour tours you will meet your guide at the set meeting point.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- On certain dates, most travelers staying outside of Venice who are planning to visit for the day will be required to pay a €5 access fee. For further details (including exemptions) and to learn what days this fee is applicable, please visit: https://cda.ve.it
Reviews(52)
Elena was awesome! She was funny, witty, personable and knowledgeable. She shared historic facts, but also fun trivia.
Fabulous! Guide really gave us a local view of Venice, it's history, and how it used to be. Fun, interesting and our guide was very flexible and followed up with links to places we had seen. So happy we chose this tour!
Genny our tour guide was fantastic! Her English was so clear and her stories about the history of Venice were engaging.
The walking tour with our host Claudia was great. She was very personable and knowledgeable. The gondola ride was extremely disappointing. It did not hold four adults comfortably. There was a hard small child size footstool that someone had to sit on with no padding, armrest or backrest for support in a rocking gondola. It did not fit an adult making it very disappointing and uncomfortable.
Dear Craig, Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We are delighted to hear that you enjoyed your walking tour with Claudia and appreciated her knowledge and personable approach. We are sorry that the gondola ride did not fully meet your expectations. Traditional Venetian gondolas feature fixed seating arrangements that can vary from boat to boat, and we understand that the seating configuration on your gondola was less comfortable than you had anticipated. We appreciate you bringing this to our attention and sharing your experience. Thank you again for your feedback, and we hope to have the opportunity to welcome you back in the future. Kind regards, Natalia Vexperio
We decided to start our first day of our firstvisit to Venice with a tour and a gondola ride. Our tour guide Barbara was very knowledgeable and friendly. Our gondolier was very friendly and pointed out many of the beautiful places in Venice
Was a fabulous way to see key parts of Venice. Monica our guide was fantastic. Courteous, knowledgable, friendly and great to work with. I recommend the tour and Monica both.
Wow! Amazing experience with our unbelievable tour guide - Adair! Even before the actual tour began - she reached out to us several times keeping us updated. We immediately felt like Adair was more than a tour guide with her charismatic & magnetic personality! Would highly recommend this tour and ask for her by name!
Claudia is an outstanding guide and host to the city she grew up in, Venice. She knows the history inside and out and is passionate about explaining and sharing it. We especially appreciate her as this is our first visit. We could not be happier with our tour and gondola ride.
We enjoyed this tour so much. Elena was just awesome. She was a wealth of knowledge and very entertaining. The gondola is a must and relaxing. We would recommend this tour.
The tour was great however we had done an hour of walking already and exploring ourselves plus we participated in an additional tour in the morning. Our guide was great and just took us to a place for gelato and then to the gondolas. We were able to skip the line. I would recommend the tour for this and Laos if you haven’t had any tours before explaining the history of Venice.
